Chapter 111

Chapter 111: A Historic Moment, First Encounter with the President of the Truth Society [12]

A myriad of arrows shot out, white light bursting forth as the helicopter spun and fell from the sky, crashing to the ground and scattering fragments everywhere, igniting flames that reached the nearby trees.

Despite the scene being incredibly noisy, not a single player shouted forcefully.

Time seemed to slow down, sounds becoming distant and vague. If one had to describe this scene in a sentence, it would be akin to a war movie where a critical target is hit by a shell in slow motion.

Excitement overwhelmed Jiujiao, who didn’t know where to put her hands.

She raised her hand, then lowered it again, pointing first at the falling helicopter, then at Bai Fu walking towards it. After a long pause, she finally managed to speak.

“This moment will undoubtedly be recorded in the history of the game ‘Above the Stars.’ Even after ten or twenty years, when everyone watches videos reviewing the game, this moment will surely be mentioned frequently!”

The reason was simple; although players had already witnessed large-scale battles like crossfire, they had never personally shot down a helicopter and seen it fall before their eyes.

The instant impact of a helicopter falling from the sky and hitting the live stream camera was something no film effect could match.

The descent, though tragic, created an unreal beauty, leaving all players who witnessed it with boundless imagination.

If the fall of a helicopter could be so impressive, how magnificent would it be to see spaceships and giant robots battling in the Celestial Sea?

“My drill can pierce through the heavens!”

“Great! It’s so cool! I can’t wait to soar into the sky and stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun!”

“Fu, I love you!”

Players continued to imagine the passionate journey through the stars.

Would they become interstellar cowboys, striking down criminals and maintaining peace across the stars? Or would they transform into interstellar warriors, navigating through swarms of demons and bugs, or perhaps join various factions and write heroic legends in the midst of fleet battles?

However, not everyone felt so enthusiastic.

With great difficulty, Carl pushed the seat off his body, feeling as if his head might explode.

He never imagined that the wanderers he chased like bugs would suddenly pull out a bunch of white light guns and shoot down his helicopter, creating a sense of absurdity akin to villagers sharing nuclear fusion technology with him.

But rather than dwelling on this, he felt more unease.

The helicopter exploded. Even if he eliminated all the wanderers, he wouldn’t make a good impression on the President of the Truth Society. The President might even criticize him for being too reckless and demote him.

Damn it!

Carl’s anger surged higher than the fire on the helicopter.

“Get up if you’re still alive.”

He stood up, cursing loudly, kicking away whatever was pressing against others.

In fact, most people in the helicopter were injured, with the driver being directly killed by a piercing shot. But seeing Carl’s rage, they dared not stay on the ground any longer, struggling to rise despite their pain.

“Let’s go take down those scoundrels…”

“Commander Carl, bad news, there’s someone behind you.”

Carl’s words were cut short as a guard with an injured right leg pointed tremblingly behind him.

Behind?

Carl turned around. Suddenly, a girl resembling a silver elf appeared behind him.

Wasn’t this the woman who directed the people to shoot down his helicopter?

He found himself in this predicament, all thanks to this woman!

Fine, fine, fine.

“I haven’t even looked for you, yet you come to me.”

Carl twisted his neck, his left arm bleeding, but the injury did not affect him much.

“Lying on the ground wasn’t enough? Why get up to seek death?” Bai Fu said.

Carl sneered, “Thinking you’ve won just because you brought down my helicopter? Let me tell you the truth, the helicopter is merely a seal on my strength. Kneel down and surrender now, or I’ll break your legs inch by inch!”

His killing intent was heavy, but it felt light as a feather to Bai Fu.

“I have a question. Ever since I first heard your name, Carl, I felt it was familiar. Are you the former deputy leader of the Watcher Camp, Carl?”

Carl frowned, “Why bring this up?”

Bai Fu nodded, “Very well, you have sealed your fate!”

She was delighted. When she discovered the President of the Truth Society in the laboratory, she thought she could only kill a few minor characters today. But this minor character had a name and reputation.

Whether for the reward of the regional main quest [‘Watcher’s Lament’], or to increase affinity with Elder Nissen and Youlia, Carl had to be sent on his way today.

The arriving players gasped upon hearing Carl’s words, “Holy crap, isn’t this the traitor we need to kill in the main quest of the Goli Desert?”

Carl froze for a moment, suddenly realizing something, “Do you know someone from the Watcher Camp?”

Bai Fu smiled enigmatically, not answering.

Carl laughed wildly, like Uchiha Madara.

“Haha, I was just thinking I might face punishment, but没想到事情会有这样的反转，你们是有备而来的吧？这样一来，只要把你抓回去，会长肯定会对我大加赞赏。先是尤利娅助我加入真理会，现在你又要来帮我再进一步，守

“This place truly is my blessing!”

“?”

Carl’s words directly caused some players familiar with the Watcher Camp plot to blush with anger.

What kind of birth is this?

[Must punch hard]

[FuFu charge!]

Bai Fu drew a card from her bag: “You have no more time.”

A repeat of old tricks?

Carl was well-prepared; his entire body burst with power, instantly entering a hunting stance.

But just as he was about to unleash his speed for a close-range assault, he was shocked to find himself immobilized.

Bai Fu flashed with Flowing Light in front of Carl, and the moment she landed, the space distortion prayer card she had just drawn was already in motion. Then, she extended her right hand to within one centimeter of Carl’s chest.

Boom!

A spiritual energy tide far more ferocious than He Fu’s erupted from her palm, instantly engulfing Carl.

Damage numbers popped above Carl’s head; he felt like he was being repeatedly rammed by a dump truck, his insides nearly exploding, but he couldn’t dodge.

Fortunately, this situation didn’t last long. After two seconds, he quickly dodged backward. Unexpectedly, he dodged in the wrong direction, straight toward Bai Fu, as if intentionally colliding.

Head-on collision sent Carl flying like a ball.

He was at least a hidden boss with a total level of 36. Bai Fu’s 4 seconds of output did not severely injure him, only reducing his HP by nearly 400 points, which was about one-third of his total HP. This damage wasn’t enough to hinder a high-level martial artist.

Carl rolled on the ground, adjusted his posture, then transformed into a streak of light, his fists like raging waves, slamming heavily onto Bai Fu’s raised right hand.

Bai Fu retreated a few steps; there were no visible injuries on her body, but a white damage number appeared above her head.

-13!

“Piercing damage?”

Bai Fu quickly glanced at the game prompt; Carl’s special ability could convert part of the damage into piercing damage, ignoring spiritual energy shields.

Quite an enviable ability; no wonder he was on the regional main storyline kill list.

At this moment, nearby players raised their guns.

“FuFu.”

They wanted to help, but if it came to melee, they might not only fail to assist but also cause trouble for Bai Fu.

Bai Fu’s expression unchanged: “Watch the others, don’t let them run away!”

Carl’s abilities were unique, but his stats were somewhat lacking compared to hers. Dealing 13 true damage per hit, she would need to land 160 punches to defeat him, and by then, she would have long since sent Carl to heaven.

Prayer cards flew, and as Carl attacked again, a straight shot of贯穿枪 (penetrating spear) shot directly towards Carl’s chest.

“Repeating old tricks? Do you think I’ll fall for that again? Hah!”

Carl bent down to evade, but in the next moment, he heard movement behind him.

“Spiritual explosion!”

A massive amount of spiritual energy erupted from He Fu’s palm, striking Carl’s back like a heavy hammer.

Bai Fu and Carl talked for so long not just to confirm his identity but to wait for He Fu to flank from behind. The initial battle etiquette control was actually released by He Fu, allowing her to gracefully use Flowing Light to get in front of Carl and use the spiritual explosion.

Carl was blown away again.

When he painfully got up from the ground, he was shocked to see two Fu figures standing in the flames, one black and one white.

“Did you hear you’re going to break my foot centimeter by centimeter?”

“Twin sisters?”

All members of the Truth Society present were shaken, fear surging.

One Bai Fu could already suppress Carl; what if there were two…

Boom!

The explosive effect of dimensional erosion suddenly triggered at this moment, and Carl was blown to the ground in pain before he even understood what happened.

“Aaaahhhhh—”

Tearing pain stimulated Carl’s nerves; he screamed, squeezing every bit of energy from his body. At this point, aside from using his ultimate explosive technique, he had no other way out.

The burst of energy shook the ground around Carl, creating spider-web cracks, while tiny pieces of soil and debris flew into the air.

[Damn, the boss has entered phase two!]

[So cool, is this the strength of a martial artist after leveling up?]

Bai Fu’s eyes flashed; she saw Carl’s stats soaring, but no matter how much they increased, it wouldn’t bridge the gap in power. Entering a second phase wasn’t enough to equalize their strengths.

She and He Fu charged at Carl simultaneously, landing two penetrating spears on his face.

Carl couldn’t dodge in time and had to endure the piercing attack, using his blood-rushing arms to punch back against Bai Fu and He Fu.

Generally, martial artists can overpower spiritual prayer mages once they get close, but as a close-combat mage with maxed-out defense, Bai Fu was now smiling.

You have your qi techniques, I have my spiritual explosions; you have your piercing damage, I have my percentage damage. In a blood exchange, am I afraid of you?

The intense battle left nearby players stunned.

They couldn’t see the figures of He Fu, Bai Fu, and Carl clearly, only seeing three shadows constantly crossing paths. As they crossed, scattered qi and spiritual energy shattered the surrounding dirt, stones, and trees.

After ten consecutive impacts, Carl’s health line was pushed to an extremely low value by continuous spiritual explosions and dimensional erosion.

Once more, he was blasted away, breaking a tree in the process, and he was shocked to find he couldn’t immediately stand up.

Legs.

Oh no!

Bai Fu held a prayer card in each hand.

[Piercing Lance]

White Flowing Light pierced the long night one after another, like a siege crossbow shooting through Carl’s chest as he lay on the ground, but this was not the end. As the Prayer Card turned into white particles, two more Xiao Xiao Bai Fus charged at Carl from his left and right feet.

Saturation strike!

Against such a deadly enemy, Bai Fu never held back and never hesitated to spend money.

Under the onslaught of the spiritual energy storm, Carl screamed and fainted, only to be awakened again by the pain. By the time the storm finally dissipated, his limbs were completely crippled, and his body was covered in broken flesh.

One attack, 500 points of damage!

[Carl HP]: 61/1295

Clearly, Carl was on the brink of death; his eyes were filled with exhaustion and fear.

Bai Fu walked over to Carl, lifted her leather boot, and stepped on his chest.

“Your strength is commendable, but that’s all.”

“Please spare me.” Carl’s mouth oozed blood as he pleaded weakly, “I can tell you a secret. If you rashly attack the laboratory now, you will surely die.”

“You mean the President of the Truth Society is inside the laboratory?”

Bai Fu smiled and drew a heavy pistol from her thigh.

Carl’s pupils dilated: “How did you know?”

Bai Fu aimed the gun at Carl’s head, ignored his pleas, and pulled the trigger. Bang, bang, bang—several bullets tore through his skull, splattering red and white everywhere.

[You killed Carl, with a contribution rate of 98.2%. After adjustments based on level difference, you gained 122,750 experience points.]

[You completed the regional main quest [Watcher’s Lament] branch 1, with a contribution rate of 96.1%, earning a reward of 288,300 experience points.]

Gaining 410,000 experience points in one battle, Bai Fu checked her status. She was now just 640,000 experience points away from leveling up her Apprentice Soul Painter to Lv20.

Once the Railway Guild members arrived, she could join them, destroy the laboratory, and trigger the class change quest.

“Truly ascending to the peak!”

A glimmer of anticipation shone in Bai Fu’s eyes.

She moved her boot off Carl’s corpse, turned around, and surveyed her surroundings coldly.

“Anyone else?”

None.

Not a single one remained.

In the battlefield littered with bodies, even the fearless players couldn’t help swallowing their saliva. The Truth Society guards were utterly terrified.

That was Commander Carl!

Although they usually looked down on him, considering him a ruthless climber, no one denied he was the best fighter in the laboratory. Now, he had been brutally slaughtered by those two women, leaving nothing but pieces.

It was a tragedy.

Wasn’t it said that Spiritual Prayer Mages feared close combat? What kind of monsters were these two women?

Bai Fu asked, “Is your laboratory researching a peculiar black stone tablet?”

The guards were bewildered and clueless.

“A black stone tablet?”

“Does such a thing exist?”

“The laboratory is researching mutant technology, transforming humans into half-human, half-beast mutants.”

There was no obsidian fragment here?

Bai Fu felt a sense of disappointment. It was a pity; she would have to visit the Gene Progenitor again.

“Go in peace.”

Several Xiao Xiao Bai Fus charged out. The guards didn’t have time to protest before being blown to pieces by the Xiao Xiao Bai Fus. Landing, they were all barely alive. Opportunistic players quickly finished them off, turning them into sieves.

How satisfying!

The players were ecstatic. Although they hadn’t contributed much to the fight, the bonus damage and guaranteed rewards from the main quest made up for their low levels.

Just as Bai Fu was about to say something, her brow furrowed. A new piece of intelligence came from the Dark Moon Eye card far in the laboratory.

“How did you get here?”

“President! President!”

“Report, President, it’s like this…”

Several guards who had been resting by the corridor never expected the president to leave the first lab early. They hurriedly recounted what had happened.

“Carl.”

The president murmured the name softly.

At that moment, he suddenly raised his head, staring coldly at the guard whom He Fu had deliberately let go.

His gaze was icy, like that of a grim reaper.

The guard nearly wet himself: “President, I…”

The president strode to his side, grabbed his shoulder, and turned him 180 degrees, then reached into his clothes and tore off the Dark Moon Eye stuck to his back.

This sudden turn of events caught the guards off guard, and Bai Fu was equally surprised.

The Truth Society president appeared unexpectedly in her sight.

This was the first time she saw the president’s true face, and it was likely the first time many outside knew what he looked like.

Bai Fu’s first impression was ordinary.

Yes.

He was an unremarkable middle-aged man who would be easily forgotten in a crowd.

But at this special moment, anyone who saw him would never forget him, especially because of his eyes—deep, oppressive eyes.

He seemed to be looking at Bai Fu through the Dark Moon Eye, across the vast space.

Bai Fu felt everything around her come to a standstill. She used her spiritual vision on the Truth Society president, but the skill failed, showing only his total level.

[56]

Thirteen levels higher than hers!

A faint voice echoed from the president.

“I see you!”

He crushed the Prayer Card.

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